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Etienne Guigal, Cote Rotie La Turque 2001
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Description
Côte-Rôtie "La Turque" is one of the flagship of the Domaine GUIGAL. A powerful wine with spicy notes, its terroirs from côte brune with “blond accents” lends it a great elegance.
Tasting notes
Reviewed by: Josh Raynolds
Deep red. Wilder, more earthy and more powerful on the nose than the Mouline, with aromas of bitter cherry, creme de mure, fruity dark chocolate, licorice candy, espresso and pungent violet. Dense and broad on the palate, the cherry compote and blackcurrant flavors complicated by dense, dark tones of coffee, high-octane chocolate and black truffle. Quite solid but also lush, sweet and broad on the finish, with hints of complex flowers and herbs. Packs a real tannic punch, but the tannins are thoroughly buffered by the wine's material. Definitely the most sauvage of the trio of '01s right now.
Reviewed by: Stephen Tanzer
Medium ruby-red. More reticent but wilder aromas of raw currant, black cherry, leather, brown spices and game. Sharply delineated flavors of black cherry, licorice and leather. This is vertical while the 2001 La Mouline is horizontal. A wine of great clarity and thrust, and a brilliant expression of this two-acre parcel. Finishes with captivating brown spice character.
Reviewed by: Stephen Tanzer
Ruby-red, a bit less saturated than the Mouline. Extremely primary aromas of bitter cherry, flowers and licorice; still a baby. Then dense and sweet if a bit unformed, with grapey flavors of griotte cherry and spices. Wonderfully fresh and extremely long on the aftertaste.
Reviewed by: Neal Martin
A very ripe, decadent nose of spicy black fruits, liquorices, black olives and a touch of mocha. The palate is ultra-smooth with a little more poise than La Landonne, but less complexity. Sweet black cherry, cassis, iodine on the mid-palate. Tannic and naturally dominated by new oak at the moment. Very dense and backward on the finish. For hedonistic lovers of Northern Rhone. Tasted May 2005.
Reviewed by: Robert M. Parker, Jr.
Meaty and rich, with notes of Asian spices, espresso roast, creosote, blackberries, and cherries, the 2001 Cote Rotie La Turque is an earthy, powerful, tannic effort with a long, heady, rich finish, and crisper acids than the 2000. Give it 5-8 years of cellaring, and consume it over the following 20-25 years. Importer: Fred Ek and Patrick Will, Ex Cellars Wine Agencies, Solvang, CA; tel. (805) 686-9153
About the Producer
In 1946, Etienne Guigal founded Château Guigal in the village of Ampuis, the winemaking heart of the Rhône. The village of Ampuis is rich in history, with vineyards that are over 2,400 years old and buildings that still date back to Roman times, and it was here that Etienne Guigal arrived in 1923 at the age of 14. He decided to devote himself to winemaking, which he did for more than 67 years. In 1961, the young Marcel Guigal took over the management of the estate from his father. Thanks to Marcel's efforts, Château Guigal began to acquire some well-known wineries and grew in strength.
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